Bunny Wailer overshadowed by former bandmates

Bnny Wailer is perhaps an overlooked legend, a reggae icon who sometimes gets pushed to the side when the conversation turns to more well-known artists (and former Wailers bandmates) like Bob Marley and Peter Tosh.\nBunny Wailer -- often called Jah B -- helped produce two immortal Wailers albums (Catch a Fire and Burnin') before setting out on his own, at first as a solo artist with Island Records, then with his own label, Jamaica-based Solomonic. Since then, he has earned three Grammys and the adulation of world-music fans across the globe.\nCrucial! Roots Classics and Retrospective are both reissues from the vaults of the Shanachie label, and they both show why Wailer has become a revered figure. From lovely ballads like "Redemption Song" to potent social statements like "Free Jah Jah Children," he lays down tracks that more than hold their own compared to the more popular classics by Marley and Tosh. They certainly have a legendary feel.